My best friend’s brother is a solicitor. I hope that I'll be able to get preferential pricing for conveyancing, but if not, what kind of costs should I be paying for conveyancing in Westcombe Park?
It’s advisable to request 3 or more like-for-like conveyancing estimates. Do use our search tool on this page. You will notice that fees do contrast greatly but the service one can expect are distinct between conveyancers as is the case with the vast majority of professional services.
In what way does my ID and proof of funds have anything to do with my conveyancing in Westcombe Park? Is this really necessary?
You are right in the requirement set out by your lawyer has nothing to do with conveyancing in Westcombe Park. Nowadays you can not complete any conveyancing deal if you have not providing evidence of your identity. This usually takes the form of a either your passport or driving licence as well as a utility bill. Please note that if you are providing your driving licence as evidence of ID it must be both the paper element as well as the photo card part, one is not satisfactory without the other.
Evidence of the source of monies is required under Money Laundering Regulations. You should not be offended when when this is requested of you as your conveyancing solicitor will need to have this information on file. Your Westcombe Park conveyancing solicitor will require evidence of proof of funds before they are able to accept any money from you into their client account and they may also ask further queries regarding the source of funds.
My wife and I are purchasing a house in Westcombe Park. It might be a silly question but how we can trust a solicitor? At some point we will need to deposit our life savings into their account. What is the protection we have from them run away with our monies?
Be assured that all money in a Solicitors client account is 100% safe, and even if your Solicitor ran off with it, the Law Society would reimburse you fully.
We previously selected conveyancers locally in Westcombe Park on the Nottingham solicitor approved list. They have just billed me a separate charge for the legal aspects of the Nottingham mortgage. Is this a supplemental conveyancing fee specified by Nottingham?
As unfair as it may appear, as long as it’s in their Terms of Engagement or Quote then yes your property lawyer is entitled to levy a fee for this. The fee is not set by Nottingham but by your Westcombe Park property lawyer. Numerous firms on the Nottingham panel will charge ’dealing with mortgage’ fee but some firms include it on their overall fee.
We were going to get a AIP from TSB this week so we can work out what to offer on a property we like as otherwise we are dependent on web based calculators (which aren't taking into account credit checks etc). Do TSB recommend any Westcombe Park solicitors on the TSB conveyancing panel, or is it better to find our own lawyer?
You will need to appoint Westcombe Park solicitors independently although you'll need to choose one on the TSB conveyancing panel. The solicitor represents both you and TSB through the process.
How straightforward is it to use your search app to locate a conveyancing solicitor in Westcombe Park on the approved list for my lender?
Step one is to pick a lender such as Halifax, Bank of Scotland or TSB then specify your preferred area a common one being Westcombe Park. Conveyancing firms in Westcombe Park and beyond should be identified.
My partner has suggested that I appoint his conveyancers in Westcombe Park. Should I use them?
Much as we are happy to recommend a Westcombe Park conveyancing lawyer it’s preferable to find a conveyancing practitioner is to seek feedback from friends or relatives who have experience in using the firm you're contemplating using.
We are in the process of buying a flat in Westcombe Park. Conveyancing is not complete but we wish to have the amount we are are buying for confidential from sites such as Rightmove. Is this achievable and how?
HMLR are legally obliged to disclose price paid data on the official title for residential properties nationwide including homes in Westcombe Park. The register of ownership is a public document, so the Land Registry would be breaking the law excluded specific properties such as the property in Westcombe Park.
In essence you can make a request of HMLR to withhold the price paid data yet the answer will be in the negative.